Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired a missile into central Israel early Sunday — prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to warn that Israel would “exact a heavy price” over the attack. The latest rocket attack from the Iran-backed terror group sparked fears in the area with local media reporting that the strike caused people at Ben Gurion International Airport to race to shelters for protection.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned of severe retaliation after the Iran-backed Houthi group from Yemen launched a missile that reached central Israel for the first time. Despite being intercepted,

A missile was launched from Yemen into central Israel on Sunday morning, according to the Israeli military, in a rare instance of a missile penetrating so far into the country’s territory since its war in Gaza began.